Why This Woman's Fake Ultrasound Photo Went Viral

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Emily Bingham, a writer from Michigan, posted a photo of a baby ultrasound on Facebook on Sept. 20. What made this ultrasound different from all the others you see on your feed is that this wasn't a picture of Bingham's baby — it was a random photo she pulled from Google to remind people that if, how, and when a woman reproduces is up to her and her alone.

"This is just a friendly P.S.A. that people's reproductive and procreative plans and decisions are none of your business. NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS," Bingham begins the post. She continues: "You don't know who is struggling with infertility or grieving a miscarriage or dealing with health issues. You don't know who is having relationship problems or is under a lot of stress or the timing just isn't right."

Her PSA clearly struck a note with people, as the post has close to 42,000 shares and only positive comments thanking Bingham for saying what they'd like to say themselves:

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